Connamara Systems, LLC, a highly regarded and growing software engineering firm, is looking for a Director of Finance and Accounting. In this newly created position, the candidate will be a key member of the executive leadership team that includes the COO, CISO, CRO and Director of Engineering. The candidate will report directly to the CEO. This is a broad role for an ambitious individual who wants to make an immediate impact and take Connamara Systems to the next level.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity for rapid advancement to CFO.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director of Finance and Accounting will manage all the daily financial activities and functions of the firm including accounting, treasury, tax, insurance, credit, payroll, analysis, forecasting and budgeting, including:

• Manage all day-to-day activities of AccountingDepartment.com (“ADC”), the firm’s outside bookkeeping firm, to ensure that all financial statements, reports and 1099’s are accurate and all required state and local filings are correct and timely filed.
• Manage the relationship with Marcum, the firm’s outside tax accountants to ensure that all required annual and quarterly tax payments are correct and timely.
• Manage all day-to-day activities with JustWorks, the firm’s PEO, ensuring that employee salaries, PTO, commissions, reimbursements, raises, benefits and W-2s are correct.
• Process accounts payable, ensuring that all vendor and contractors bills are properly reviewed, approved and paid on a timely basis.
• Prepare and issue customer invoices, ensuring that amounts invoiced accurately reflect the terms specified in customer contracts and capture all approved hourly charges and expenses.
• Present weekly accounts receivable aging (prepared by ADC) to executive management and manage the collection process of overdue accounts.
• Prepare and present a monthly analysis of revenues, expenses, and cash flow along with a dashboard of key financial and business metrics.
• Lead the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) process, including annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting.
• Analyze customer profitability and identify opportunities for enhancement (with information prepared by ADC).
• Analyze all SG&A expense categories at least quarterly to identify opportunities for cost control/containment.
• Explore investment alternatives for excess cash balances and present to executive management
• Review the extent and cost of all insurance coverages at least annually and make recommendations as appropriate
• Establish appropriate internal controls, processes and best practices around all accounting and finance functions to facilitate expansion, compliance and scaling of business.
• Update documentation on all key financial and accounting processes at least annually to ensure that most current practices are reflected.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Proficient at multitasking, organization, and time management
• Ability to productively execute job requirements in a remote setting
• Ability to self-organize and self-direct
• Responsible and thorough, with high attention to detail
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues, customers and vendors
• Clear and effective communicator
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and familiarity with FP&A software

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or finance
• A minimum of 5 years in an accounting or financial role with 1-3 years in a supervisory capacity.

ABOUT CONNAMARA

Our mission: To fulfill the business goals of our clients through certainty of delivery at the highest quality.

Connamara Systems was founded in downtown Chicago in 1998. We are a firm of about 50 highly motivated employees and contractors providing software engineering and custom application development to a broad range of clients in the financial sector, including global exchanges, banks, brokerages, and investment managers.

At Connamara, we highly value the integration of your life inside Connamara and outside of Connamara. You won’t be asked to work crushing hours and you will be able to maintain flexibility in your work schedule as we are a fully remote company. We expect a high degree of energy and quality output. We look for team members who are proactive and act independently in the fulfillment of our mission. Our culture is one of respect for ideas, openness of opinion, and always striving for improvement. We value innovative thinking and trying new approaches to problems. But overall, we recognize that we are only as good as the solutions we deliver for our clients. 

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – No cost for the employee, competitive cost for employee spouse and/or children
• One-medical On-Demand Primary Care
• 20 days paid time off per year
• 10 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
• Budget for workplace tools of your choice (notebook computer, monitors, etc)